Dress-form



F. B. GRANGER.

DRESS FORM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15. 1919.-

HIS ,4 T TOHNE Y Patented May 25, 1920 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK B. GRANGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HALL BOROHERT DRESSFORM COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A. GORYORATION 013 NEW JERSEY.

r DRESS-FORM.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK 13.,Gnancnn, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Dress-Forms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in multiple-section adjustable dressforms, particularly of that type in which the form is built up of papiermach, and when dry, cut into sections and the sections adjustablyconnected together.. This adjustable connectionin some forms or betweencertain sections of the form provides primarily for a swinging orpivotal movement, though it may also permit of a relative slidingmovement in the same plane.

By my improved construction, I provlde a simple, substantial, andinexpensive pivotal or hinge connection between adjacent sections of theform, which connection effectively prevents lateral or longitudinalrelative sliding movement of the sections, permits free swingingmovement, is practically concealed from View, lies within the confinesof the thickness of the form wall so that there are no projecting parts,and is easily, quickly, and securely applied when assembling the form.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of a dress form to which my invention may beapplied. 7

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary face view on a larger scale showing the hingeconnection between two sections at the waist line.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 -3 of Fig. 2. k

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2but showing a slightly modified form.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the hinge shown inFig. 2, and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a hinge shown in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 1 I have shown a dress form built up of papier mach to make ahollow shell which is then cut vertically, horizontally, and diagonallyinto the desired number of sections. Among these are a series of waistsections 10, and a series of hip or upper skirt sections 11. Above thewaist sections are a series of shoulder and neck sections 12Specification of Letters Patent. Pate ted Ma 25 1920 Application filedMay 15, 1919.

Serial No. 297,184.

and sections 13 between these and the waist. So far as my presentinvention is concerned, I do not wish in any way to be limited to thenumber, character, or shape of these sections. In ordinary practice, thesections 10, 13, and 12 are adjustably connected to gcther. by slottedstrips of spring steel forming slides and providing for the rigidclamping of the sections in the expanded or other adjusted relativepositions. Similar slides may be provided between the several sections11 although in my improved construction I do not employ such slidesbetween the sections 10 and 11, but provide the improved hingeconnection shown in Figs. 2 to 6 inclusive. In the form shown in Figs.2, 3, and 5, I provide a pair of slots 14: in the opposed edges of thesections 10 and 11 and secure to the inner or outer face of each sectiona strip or plate of sheet.

metal 15 extending from one slot to the other and with its longitudinaledges sub stantially parallel, to but spaced from the adjacent edges ofthe form sections. Each of these strips has a flange 16 at'each enddisposed substantially at right angles to the plane of the strip anddisposed within the corresponding slot 14. Each flange is of a width notgreater than the thicknessof the wall of the section. Each flange 16 hasan extension 17 in its own plane and projecting beyond the end of thewall between the planes of the opposite surfaces of the latter. Thestrip secured to one wall section is slightly shorter than that securedto the other, and the flange extensions 17 may thus overlap and lie inoverlapping pairs. These are perforated and secured together by anysuitable form of rivets or pivots 18. As a preferred means for securingthe strips 15 to the wall of the sections, I provide rivets, the heads19 of which may engage with the outer surfaces of the strips. The bodyof each rivet is in the form'of a pair of prongs, which may separate asthey are driven into the papiermach wall and may curve or swage over inthe material sectioninEig: 3".

surface of the latter due to the compressiblecharacter; of the; papiermach. In practice-each sect-ion has its outer surface covered with aloose woven fabric such as jersey and the edgesof the fabric are folded.

around the edges-of the section and pasted or gluedto the: curved,surface. Thisfabric entirely conceals the hinge .connection save for"the very small portions visible'through the narrow slot betweensections.

7 lie have shown such a fabric covering in .ln the form shown in Figs 2,and 5,

'thei'twoi pairs of hinge leaves 17 are connected together by the strip15 so that the double hinge forms. a single article easily applied. Thisis not essential as each strip mayif desired "be cut in two-so that theseparate pairs of hinge leaves may beat different distances apartdepending upon the-- size or curvature ofthe form. InFigs.

42 and? 7 I have;- showna slightly modified form in. which the strips 15are replaced by plates 151 which are each perforated toreceive-a-aisingleirivet. To provide adequate and rigid anchorage forthehinge leaves, these plates arepreferably somewhat "wider thanisnecessary where the plate is in the form of astrip 15- as in Figs. 2and 5;

'Ehesections ordinarily curve as shown in Fig. 5, and: the strips 15 aresufiiciently flexible: to permit. the device to beattached irrespectiveof such curvature, the strip being benttofollow'thewall. Such bending ofthe strip brings the flanges 16 out of parallelism but: this is not.important as the swinging movement of the. sections 11 in respect to.the sections; 10 is ordinarily through-a comparatively small angle andthe material of the Walls is sufficiently compressible and the materialof the hinge connections sufliciently flexible to permit of the desired,relative movement.

V 7 Although the slots 14 may be saw slots,

'or otherwise formed by the removalscfmapair ofgwallf sections,each'having a slot in thegedgethereoia pair of-plates one secured to thesurface of each ofsaid wall sections adjacent to said edge andfeach:having termii hat flanges, extening substantially at; right angles tothe plane of the plate and disposed within said slots,- said flangeshaving extensions projecting beyond the edges-10f said Wall sections,and m mas pivotally con meeting said extensions in pairs.

2. In a dress form 'thecombination of a" pair of Wall sections, a platesecured to each 1 wall section and having a fiangesubs'tanth ally atright angles to the plane thereof and each flange having an extensionproj ecting beyond the edge ofthe wall section, and means for "pivotallyconnecting said extensions.

" 3. In a dress form the combinationof a rality of sections, "includinguwaist sections and hip or upper skirt sections separated along aline encircling thewaist, each of said waist sections having a slotthere through extending upwardly from the lower edge thereof and each.of said hip or upper skirt. sections having a slot; 'therethroughextending downwardly from-the upper edge thereof, sheet metal'platessecured tothe surface of said sections and having flanges substantiallyat rightangles to the planes oftheir respective plates anddisposedWithin said slots, and means for pivotally'co-nnecting the flanges ofthewaist' sections to the flangesrofthe hip or upper skirt. sections.

5,-Ina dress formthe combination of a hollow papier mach shell,subdivided'into sections, certain of said sections having slotstherethrough extending inwardly from the dividing line between adjacentsections, sheet metal members disposed within said slots andiprojectingbeyond the edges oftheir respective sections and each o f a 'width "notgreater than the thicknessof the, section,

means for securing each sheet metal imemher to its correspondingsection, and means for pivotally connecting said sheet; metal:memberstogether in pairs.

7 FRANK, 13.1 sciences.

